Need some advice - Currently a Manager in Big4 Valuations and want to move to Corp Dev. No prior IB experience. I have an offer for Corporate Strategy Manager position at a large Multinational and a few CD interviews lined up. Have to get back to the Strategy offer. Is it possible to move from CS to CD later?

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Probably possible yes but not nearly as simple as it would be to move from Big 4 valuations to corp dev directly. The corp strat function is really quite different than corp dev, and the valuation / m&a process management skills you use & learn in corp dev are not really a thing in corp strat.

if you want to do corp dev, best to get an offer in corp dev directly.

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Thank you so much for this advice! Really appreciate it!

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